Best Music Artists that Were Influenced by Neil Young
R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by lead singer Michael Stipe, lead guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.
Beck Hansen, known by stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is mostly known for his musical composition, as well as a palette of sonic genres.
Pearl Jam is a grunge/alternative rock Band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The band had comprised of Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament. ...read more.
Dave Matthews Band is an American rock band that was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore.
Dinosaur Jr. is an American alternative rock/indie rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984, originally simply called Dinosaur until legal issues forced a change in name.
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1988. Formed by frontman Billy Corgan and James Iha, the band included D'arcy Wretzky and Jimmy Chamberlin in its original incarnation.
John Anthony "Jack" White is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo The White Stripes, but has also had success in other bands and as a solo artist.
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. The group disbanded in 1993 in acrimonious circumstances, but reunited in 2004. The group currently consists of founders Black Francis, Joey Santiago, and David Lovering.
Nirvana was an American grunge band that was formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana disbanded after Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994. The drummer of the band, David Grohl, went on to start the Foo-Fighters, an alternative rock band. ...read more.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American funk-rock and alternative rock band, that was founded in 1983. ...read more.Both Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy were admirers of Neil's work, and their music has a raw, primitive sound that reminds me of his work with Crazy Horse. They've also covered a couple of his songs; there's footage of them in their very early years covering "Cinnamon Girl", and they covered "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" at their last concert.
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwoood (bass guitar), Phil Selway (drums), and Ed O'Brien (guitar). It may not be obvious, but Thom Yorke said that Neil is a big influence on his vocal style. He remembers sending a demo tape to a music magazine, the writer saying that he sounded like Neil Young, and Thom asking himself, "Who the heck is Neil Young? ". He bought a copy of After the Gold Rush and loved the music immediately. He once covered "After the Gold Rush" (the song) on Neil's piano at a Bridge School Benefit Concert, the band covered "Cinnamon Girl" in 2004, and Thom & Jonny did a beautiful acoustic rendition of "Tell Me Why" at a concert in 2008.
Edit: Thom and Jonny also covered "On the Beach" on a couple of occasions in 2003, one of them being a soundcheck and the other being a BBC Radio 6 broadcast.
Sonic Youth was an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and Lee Ranaldo remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, and rounded out the core line-up.